Tod Carlyle Kelly
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Trooper

Tod Carlyle Kelly

Pennsylvania State Police — Harrisburg, PA
Accident
End of Watch November 7, 2001
Age 43
Tour of Duty 16 yrs 4 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Tod Kelly was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-79 in Robinson Township.

He had been dispatched to the area after state police received reports of a large piece of metal in the roadway. Trooper Kelly was attempting to remove the debris from the highway when he was struck.

Trooper Kelly served with the Pennsylvania State Police for over 16 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two grown children, his parents, and his sister.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-PA-35830418
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Kelly gave the Pennsylvania State Police 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Kelly.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Harrisburg, PA
Platform Identity pasp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 2001
Tour of Duty 16 yrs 4 mo
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Tod Carlyle Kelly is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Police
42
of 87 officers
48.3% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tod Carlyle Kelly's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Tod Carlyle Kelly Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16.3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tod Carlyle Kelly is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location